Stop being racist: Steggall to Dutton

Originally posted by Budweiser54: ↑

Let me know when you snap out of your dream world. They are issuing visitor visas to Palestinians to circumvent the necessary checks necessary for more permanent visas. Can you explain why they are not issuing proper visas like other countries?

Dutton has called them out and the egg on the face of the ALP is embarrassing.

What sort of visas are being offered?
Almost all of those who were allowed to come to Australia were granted visitor visas of three, six or 12 months, under which visa holders are not allowed to work, undertake study, access Medicare or other social support.
The rate at which Palestinians applying for visas to Australia were rejected was very high – with 7,111 visa applications rejected during this time.
Abul Rizvi, a former deputy secretary at the department of immigration, says this high refusal rate is likely because a condition of a visitor visa is that the trip is temporary, and that the government can be confident the person will leave Australia when the visa expires. In light of the current situation in Palestine, Rizvi says, that is “a difficult test to meet”.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/21/the-opposition-says-australias-approach-to-refugees-from-gaza-is-too-generous-who-is-actually-being-let-in

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well kudos buddy.... at least your tied to dig up[ something.... even if its proof that th Labs aren't doing anything different from the LibNats.

ergo Dutton is accusing the Labs of doing what the Lib govt did before..

imo its entirely inappropriate they've issues 'tourist' visas.... but they've done this to ensure the tourist could be returned home asap.

but Netanuyahu of gaming to make this war last for a decade. its his ticket to keeping his PMship. and keeping him out of prison.

so its Dud has the egg on his face. Albanese has shame for following the LibNat policy.

but the tourist visas aren't preventing the Mossad and other Israeli checks, or the Egyptian checks or dumbing down the Aus checks. you're wrong to think tourists get in without such checks.